Ice Cream (mango)

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Mangifera 'Ice Cream'
Fruit & Spice Park mango grove - panoramio.jpg
Fruit & Spice Park mango grove
GenusMangifera
SpeciesMangifera indica
Cultivar'Ice Cream'
OriginTrinidad and Tobago

The 'Ice Cream' mango is a semi-dwarf mango cultivar that originated in Trinidad and Tobago and was later introduced to Florida.

History[]

The Ice Cream cultivar was discovered in Trinidad and Tobago,[1] and was later brought to the United States by Maurice Kong of the and introduced via Florida. It is of unknown parentage.

It became recognized for its semi-dwarf growth habit; trees can be maintained under 6.5 feet in height,[2] and it has been promoted as a "condo mango" by Dr. Richard Campbell of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Because of its dwarf properties, Ice Cream is often grown in a pot. It has become a commonly sold nursery stock tree marketed to home growers in Florida.

Ice Cream trees are now planted at the USDA's tropical fruit germplasm in Miami, Florida,[3] as well as the Miami–Dade Fruit and Spice Park[4] in Homestead, Florida.

Description[]

Ice Cream fruit are very small in size, averaging only eight ounces (half a pound) at maturity.[5] The fruit tend to be yellow-green, lacking any red blush. Ripe Ice Cream fruit are green.[5] It is a flat oval shape with a bumpy surface. The flesh is fiberless, rich, sweet,[2] and spicy, and contains a monoembryonic seed. The fruit ripens from June to July in Florida. Its spicy sweet taste has been likened to Mango Sorbet.[2] The plant is disease- and pest-tolerant.[2] The plant produces an average yield although trees are not very productive in Florida due to poor fungus resistance.[6] Cross pollination can improve fruit production in Ice Cream.

The trees are of low vigor and can be maintained at heights under 8 feet.

References[]

  1. ^ "Mango Trees". Virtualherbarium.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Campbell, Richard J. "A new generation of mangos for Florida" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  3. ^ USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
  4. ^ "Friends of the Fruit & Spice Park - Plant and Tree List 2008". Fruitandspicepark.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Doug Caldwell (15 March 2007). "Condo Mangos: Mangos in the Lanai!" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Mangoes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
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